This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fifty years ago, the Poor People’s Campaign, conceived by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., as a means to advocate for equality and opportunity, was launched in Mississippi, defiantly, in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When was the last time you watched a movie about poverty? Our Economic Justice team recently kicked off a new tradition of regularly watching movies about poverty to critically examine…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In recent years, breakthrough technologies in artificial intelligence (AI) and the use of satellite imagery made it possible to disrupt the way we collect, process, and analyze data. Facilitated by the intersection…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s a long history of U.S. courts being called upon to fix large-scale public health crises. Lawyers and judges, for instance, were key in settling claims related to asbestos, lead…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s not just the delta variant that makes Zhenghao Lin, a Chinese immigrant, nervous about returning to school next month. Zhenghao, a rising senior at Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The perfect storm erupted on Doug Rainforth’s birthday. Droughts in years prior had dried out the soil in Fairmont, Minnesota, where Rainforth manages the city’s water treatment plant. Rainforth suspects the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Experts say that since there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to achieve effective zero deforestation commitment (ZDC) mapping and monitoring, they have created an attribute framework to guide the development of effective…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From the polluted groundwater in California to the toxic tap water in Flint, barriers to safe water access are everywhere. But the true scale of the issue is invisible, as…
Mahshid Abir, Senior Physician Policy Researcher: Based on my work as a frontline emergency physician over a decade now, I knew that critical care at baseline was a resource that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cyberspace and online platforms, and their underpinning digital technologies, have played a central role in economies and societies becoming more reliant on Information and Communication Technology. This has many implications…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Scientists have known for decades that climate change makes wildfires more common, larger, and more intense. Now an international team of scientists has demonstrated a new connection between fires and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. You successfully led Liberia through the Ebola epidemic from 2014 to 2016 — helping stop the disease within your country and preventing its spread beyond West Africa. What advice do…